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Palazzo Durazzo
Via Antonio Gramsci, 1C, 16124 Genova GE, Italy
Lowest upcoming
$294
14 Oct 2026
Highest upcoming
$5,932
19 Jun 2026
Median nightly
$323
across 365 upcoming days
Cheapest week
8 to 14 Oct
1% below annual median
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Cheapest week ahead: 8–14 Oct 2026
at $319/night
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Review
Condé Nast Hot List 2025
Character and identity
A 12-suite restoration of a 1624 palazzo on Genoa's harbour, Palazzo Durazzo sits within the UNESCO-listed Rolli di Genova and bridges the waterfront with the caruggi, the medieval city's tangle of arm-span alleys. Owner-architect Emanuela Brignone Cattaneo, working with designer Cesare Barro, has woven antiques, contemporary art and the family's museum-grade collection (Balkan court costume, Chinese gilded courtiers, African parade weapons) through Baroque rooms still crowned by their original frescoes. There is no restaurant, but a velvet-lined lounge bar handles aperitivo and breakfast unfolds under 36-foot frescoed ceilings. Service is warm, English-speaking and family-run in register.
Who's it for
Best for:
Culturally serious travellers who read museum labels, design literates drawn to original Baroque interiors layered with contemporary art, and couples who want a genuinely off-map Italian city with Rubens and van Dyck around the corner. Also strong for anyone wanting to charter the house Fjord 40 to Portofino or the Cinque Terre without staying there.
Should look elsewhere:
Families needing a kids' club, beach hotel seekers, and anyone expecting full F&B on site. Travellers nervous about gritty port-city texture (immigrant neighbourhoods, occasional rough edges in the old town) will find Genoa less polished than Milan or Turin. Mobility-restricted guests should note the caruggi are tough going.
Bottom line
The reason to book is the building itself: a privately owned Rolli palazzo with intact Baroque frescoes that you can actually sleep in, paired with a city most travellers still overlook. Splurge on the Doge Suite for Domenico Parodi's underwater ceiling, or the Cupola Junior Suite if travelling with children. Pair two nights here with a chartered day to Portofino.
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Via Antonio Gramsci, 1C, 16124 Genova GE, Italy
Italy · 44.4125° N, 8.9275° E
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